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Mississippi State

SEC · 1990 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
6th
1–6 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
613–597–37
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–2–2L 7–40
4Week 4 · Sep 18CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND BW1–11W 27–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 13–10
6Week 6 · Oct 2Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–2L 21–34
8Week 8 · Oct 16Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC4–7L 15–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 38–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–3–1L 16–17
11Week 11 · Nov 6Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC7–5L 0–22
12Week 12 · Nov 13Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 27–23
13Week 13 · Nov 20LSUH2HSEC5–6W 34–22
14Week 14 · Nov 27Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC9–3L 9–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.516
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-22+22
  • Southern Miss +8
  • LSU +5
  • Tulane +4
  • Memphis +4
  • CAL State Fullerton +1
  • Tennessee -2
  • Florida -2
  • Auburn -3
  • Ole Miss -3
  • Alabama -5
  • Kentucky -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #57Better than 59%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57Regular Season Final#57Post-Season W1#57Post-Season W2#57Post-Season W4#57Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-33
+14
+3
-13
-2
+21
-1
-22
+4
+12
-12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#541985#401986#731987#951988#681989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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